Centaury vs North African Hedgehog

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Psephellus	Atelerix
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	North African Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.